Buoy Work on California River

This home movie, labeled Can 10467, likely filmed in the 1930s or 1940s, captures buoy maintenance along a California river, possibly the Sacramento or San Joaquin. Shot by an amateur, it may show workers adjusting or placing buoys to mark navigation channels, with shaky footage of riverbanks, boats, and water flow. Part of a broader home movie collection, it offers a raw, personal peek into Depression-era river work, blending labor with the Golden State’s natural waterways.